Layed there on my back pondering your passage
Both directions struck the fear of God
Each still forces me to sob
The joy of your arrival, devastion of your departure
I pray for continued strength to endure
Not in the way I did…intense losing kids
I simply look to be included in the midst
Of the peace they claim is meant for me
Desperate just to be free from the stiffening pains afflicting me
Sharp memories replayed in clips
Force me to use all my gifts
To push away the day I began to seriously pray
And your little bodies flew astray
I focus on the joy which we had in abundance
And not this pain that’s festering and pungent
I reflect on your smiles and not the screams
That let me know life exchanged for another extreme